Welcome To The 2023 tnocs.com Year-End Review… Part Two…

I love how each contributor to the site brings some special knowledge or understanding, not just to music, but other areas of the arts (Dance, novels, movies etc.) And it’s the gift of sharing – not to show off, but to give each of us a different perspective of the subject. – Dance Fever

My few contributions in the year were based on my road down to memory lane, and finding out that not all of the things I remember were bad (speaking about 1993 and MTV Latino…) Talking about my radio days took me back to my childhood and adolescence. – Edith G

Thank you for providing a vehicle and a platform for me to explore my reviewing chops in a deeper way that I’m able to in our community’s germinating petri dish: the comments section of the The Number Ones column on Stereogum.com. – Jon Deutsch

While part of the enjoyment of writing for this wide-ranging and entertaining site is coming up with an idea that fits with the overall vibe, much more pleasure comes from reading everybody else’s diverse takes on whatever moves them to take up a keyboard and share their experiences/opinions/knowledge. – Stobgopper

So it meant a lot to me when cappiethedog wrote a thoughtful review of it on tnocs.  Just one of many ways I connected in a meaningful way on this great site. – rollerboogie

It’s been a pleasure to be part of tnocs. Its been a constant learning experience for this limey into American culture and music acts I never knew existed. Hopefully I’ve passed on the same to you all whether its the madness of the early Bee Gees or encouraged you to try a Spotted Dick. – JJ Live At Leeds

I have always loved writing, but haven’t had a place where I could express myself and people actually not only read it but responded.  tnocs.com is one of the nicest things to happen to me in a long time and I can never be sufficiently grateful enough for the opportunity and wonderful support and encouragement I have gotten from mt, our fearless webmaster, and this community of wonderful music-obsessives.  – rollerboogie

I’d say first and foremost, tnocs is a great place for your right wing dictatorial pretensions to go to die. Give us your hate-spewing manifestos and we’ll live laugh love you right out of the room.

Writing the Sounds Of 1923 series for TNOCS – whilst researching “From Thomas Edison to Duke Ellington”, the first volume of my upcoming book series on the history of pop music – has been an endlessly fascinating experience, not the least because I have found myself obsessed with an era of popular culture I never would have expected to have become obsessed with! Who knew that the kids of the 1920s were members of such sub-cultures as Cake Eaters, Dollar Johns, 2 cent Wills, Rug Hoppers and Cork Smellers? Not I !! – DJ Professor Dan

“Learning about avant garde art really öhrtm mùhl vuzza VOLP! and klartiifryst to a shy bald goose.” – Phylum Of Alexandria

I love having an outlet to write about things I feel passionate about. Where else could I stir up a conversation about Bert Kaempfert on his 100th birthday? – Link Crawford

My favorite part of my article with the alphabetized list of concerts that I have attended was the tremendous response in the comments. I had so much fun comparing lists, making notes for future concerts, and sharing memories with so many other live music lovers. – lovethisconcept

I never thought that I’d write about a video by a twentysomething British YouTuber offering a cogent and entertaining analysis about Elvis Presley’s movie career. But it compelled me to do so and brought some good discussion in the comments section. – Ozmoe

tnocs has been a place that offered me a chance to give back to the community that has enriched my musical knowledge beyond any expectations I had for a commenting group! – thegue